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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014
ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH YEAR, ISSUE 32
Durham celebrates first same-sex marriages became legal in North Carolina. The move sparked celebration across the state, more than two years after Amendment One defined marriage as being between a man and a woman. The ruling followed a decision issued in July Emma Baccellieri by the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, News Editor stating that Virginia’s gay marriage ban was unconstitutional—meaning that the same would Last month, Randy Cahoon and Russell hold for the gay marriage bans of other states Tingle decided they had waited for marriage in the fourth circuit, including North Carolilong enough. After 33 years together, the Dur- na, South Carolina and West Virginia. The Suham couple planned to preme Court declined to wed in Washington, D.C., review the case last week, e wanted to do it which has allowed sameopening the door for spenow, before anysex marriages since 2009. cific cases across the circuit At the last minute, one in the legislature some- to officially strike down however, the pair changed the states’ respective laws how changed their mind. their minds—deciding against same-sex marriage. that they would wait until In North Carolina, — Randy Cahoon Amendment same-sex marriage was One was oflegal in their home state of North Carolina. ficially struck down just after 5:30 p.m. Friday. “We thought it would be a long wait,” The first same-sex marriage licenses in the Cahoon said with a smile. “But it was only a state were offered that evening, but most counmonth.” ties—including Durham—had already closed Cahoon and Tingle were among the first their register of deeds office for the weekend same-sex couples to be married in Durham and began offering licenses Monday morning. County, holding a small ceremony on the Old Right from the start, the Durham office Courthouse steps just after receiving their mar- was busy processing license applications—and riage license. They were one of more than a watching the weddings of couples who simply dozen couples who wed in the courthouse did not want to wait any longer, said Register of Monday—the first full day that North Carolina Deeds Willie Covington. issued same-sex marriage licenses. “It was real busy this morning,” Covington After a federal judge struck down Amend- said. “There was a crowd waiting for us.” ment One—the state’s gay marriage ban—late See Marriage on Page 3 Friday afternoon, same-sex marriages officially
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Emma Baccellieri | The Chronicle After a federal judge struck down Amendment One, Nancy Blood and Catchy Chandler, pictured above, became one of the first same-sex couples to be married in Durham County.
DKU officially opens first campus building Until recently, DKU students and faculty have been living and attending class in a hotel Emma Baccellieri News Editor More than a month after Duke Kunshan University began classes, the school is finaly opening its doors opening a new set of doors—transitioning from its current headquarters at a nearby hotel to the physical campus. Construction on DKU’s six buildings has been ongoing since 2010, but the campus was not yet ready when classes began this August. After spending the first two months of school both living and attending class in a Kunshan hotel, students and faculty are now in the process of moving onto campus—with the school’s Conference Center set to serve as residence space, classrooms and a library
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as construction continues on other buildings. Faculty have begun moving their offices onto campus, and classes will transition from the hotel to the Conference Center after students finish taking exams this month, said Nora Bynum, vice provost for DKU and China affairs. “Moving into the campus buildings has already started, with staff already in place and the rest of the move to be completed later this month,” she wrote in an email Tuesday. The Conference Center and Services Center will be the first two buildings cleared for move-in, with the Academic Center and two other buildings to be finished later this Fall. Construction on the campus has faced several obstacles over the years—including lengthy delays, management issues and poor weather. In May, Bynum told The Chronicle that the Conference Center would likely be the only building open when students arrived in August and would provide the school’s classroom space, with students and faculty commuting from the hotel. But although overall
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building construction was complete, systems testing and “final touch-ups” had to be performed before classes could begin in the Center—meaning that the Swiss-managed Swissotel, an international chain with a Kunshan location, provided both housing and academic space for the school’s opening months. Bynum presented an update on DKU to the Arts and Sciences Council last week, noting both successes and challenges the school has experienced in its first weeks. Included was an overview of Duke’s financial participation in the campus. Duke contributed $4 million to DKU in its start-up phase, Bynum said at the Council meeting, and has invested an additional $12.9 million in facilities and related costs. For the 2015-16 fiscal year, Duke has budgeted $10.8 million. The funding from Duke has come from central strategic funds, facilities reserves and gifts. Duke’s undergraduate and graduate schools bear no direct cost for DKU, and all schools with DKU programs have a financial See Kunshan on Page 4
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Special to The Chronicle The Conference Center and the Services Center will be the first two buildings to open to students and faculty, while the Academic Center, pictured above, will be finished later this fall.
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